Realtek Realtek High Definition audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0662&SUBSYS_10280427; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. The archive contains version 5.10.0.6782 released on 2012-11-20 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is not digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.7 stars by 38632 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits

2. Installing the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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